The sense ofto hunt eels derives fromAal(“eel”). The colloquial senses derive from the appearance of the eel and its way of moving.
aalen (weak,third-person singular presentaalt,past tenseaalte,past participlegeaalt,auxiliaryhaben)
| infinitive | aalen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | aalend | ||||
| past participle | geaalt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ichaale | wiraalen | i | ichaale | wiraalen |
| duaalst | ihraalt | duaalest | ihraalet | ||
| eraalt | sieaalen | eraale | sieaalen | ||
| preterite | ichaalte | wiraalten | ii | ichaalte1 | wiraalten1 |
| duaaltest | ihraaltet | duaaltest1 | ihraaltet1 | ||
| eraalte | sieaalten | eraalte1 | sieaalten1 | ||
| imperative | aal (du) aale (du) | aalt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.
aalen m
Unadapted borrowing fromGermanAalen.